Sherf Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
Sherf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| Russia | 159 | 1:906,434 | 71,932 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Sherf (178) may also be a first name.
Sherf Demographics
Sherf Political Affiliation
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Sherf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherf (Russian: Шерф) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sherf.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 499,597th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. Sherf is mostly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Sherf reside; 37 percent reside in North Africa and 37 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sherf is also the 683,417th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 178 people.
Sherf is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Barring Egypt it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 24 percent reside.
Sherf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sherf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sherf last name rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sherf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sherf surname are 24.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78% being registered with the political party.
Sherf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.57% more than the national average, earning $57,634 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherf in the Russian language | ||
| Шерф | serf | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherf
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